noun:

• discretionary price; price a retailer can set at its discretion ➜ オープンプライス

noun:

• moving gadget on a pachinko machine designed to add excitement to play - obscure term

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.) - archaism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate ➜ 口が肥える

noun:

• silk pouch with drawstring for holding a tea caddy (tea ceremony)

noun:

• original character (i.e. not a character from some other existing work) - abbreviation ➜ オリジナルキャラクター

godan ~む verb:

• to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to coil itself (e.g. a snake)
• to loaf around

expression:

• banned from access (e.g. from a web forum, etc.) - IT term ➜ アク禁

prefix:

• goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis - from 引き ➜ 引っ抱える

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn up (at the edge); to leave a clean aftertaste

expression:

• a person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed - idiom

noun:

• work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields) - Buddhism term

noun:

• three highest ranks in a ministry: minister, vice minister and parliamentary secretary ➜ 大臣【だいじん】・副大臣・政務官

noun:

• Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures - Buddhism term
• Dharmakara; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation - Buddhism term

noun:

• squatter; person who occupies a building or land without title or permission

noun:

• legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school)
• parent-teacher's meeting

expression / ~する noun:

• leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry) - as ２段飛ばし, ３段飛ばし, etc.

noun:

• skinny man; shabby-looking man
• noh mask representing a male ghost

noun:

• discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile - Mahjong term ➜ 振り込み

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke) - oft. in the form of ...にも程がある to criticize something as being unacceptable

noun:

• actual printing stock; paper stock used for a final print run

noun:

• ceremony fee; money dedicated to the gods when participating in a ceremony - Shintō term

noun:

• local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area ➜ ご当地【ごとうち】・グルメ

noun:

• climbing kiln; ascending kiln; connected (pottery) kilns built on a slope